Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali
budha aShTottara shata nAmAvali
OM budhAya namaH |
OM budhArchitAya namaH |
OM saumyAya namaH |
OM saumyachittAya namaH |
OM shubhapradAya namaH |
OM dRRiDhavratAya namaH |
OM dRRiDhaphalAya namaH |
OM shrutijAlaprabodhakAya namaH |
OM satyavAsAya namaH |
OM satyavachase namaH || 10 ||
OM shreyasAM pataye namaH |
OM avyayAya namaH |
OM somajAya namaH |
OM sukhadAya namaH |
OM shrImate namaH |
OM somavaMshapradIpakAya namaH |
OM vedavide namaH |
OM vedatattvaj~nAya namaH |
OM vedAntaj~nAnabhAsvarAya namaH |
OM vidyAvichakShaNAya namaH || 20 ||
OM vibhave namaH |
OM vidvatprItikarAya namaH |
OM RRijave namaH |
OM vishvAnukUlasa~nchArAya namaH |
OM visheShavinayAnvitAya namaH |
OM vividhAgamasAraj~nAya namaH |
OM vIryavate namaH |
OM vigatajvarAya namaH |
OM trivargaphaladAya namaH |
OM anantAya namaH || 30 ||
OM tridashAdhipapUjitAya namaH |
OM buddhimate namaH |
OM bahushAstraj~nAya namaH |
OM baline namaH |
OM bandhavimochakAya namaH |
OM vakrAtivakragamanAya namaH |
OM vAsavAya namaH |
OM vasudhAdhipAya namaH |
OM prasannavadanAya namaH |
OM vandyAya namaH || 40 ||
OM vareNyAya namaH |
OM vAgvilakShaNAya namaH |
OM satyavate namaH |
OM satyasa~NkalpAya namaH |
OM satyabandhave namaH |
OM sadAdarAya namaH |
OM sarvarogaprashamanAya namaH |
OM sarvamRRityunivArakAya namaH |
OM vANijyanipuNAya namaH |
OM vashyAya namaH || 50 ||
OM vAtA~NgAya namaH |
OM vAtarogahRRite namaH |
OM sthUlAya namaH |
OM sthairyaguNAdhyakShAya namaH |
OM sthUlasUkShmAdikAraNAya namaH |
OM aprakAshAya namaH |
OM prakAshAtmane namaH |
OM ghanAya namaH |
OM gaganabhUShaNAya namaH |
OM vidhistutyAya namaH || 60 ||
OM vishAlAkShAya namaH |
OM vidvajjanamanoharAya namaH |
OM chArushIlAya namaH |
OM svaprakAshAya namaH |
OM chapalAya namaH |
OM jitendriyAya namaH |
OM uda~NmukhAya namaH |
OM makhAsaktAya namaH |
OM magadhAdhipataye namaH |
OM haraye namaH || 70
OM saumyavatsarasa~njAtAya namaH |
OM somapriyakarAya namaH |
OM sukhine namaH |
OM siMhAdhirUDhAya namaH |
OM sarvaj~nAya namaH |
OM shikhivarNAya namaH |
OM shiva~NkarAya namaH |
OM pItAmbarAya namaH |
OM pItavapuShe namaH |
OM pItachChatradhvajA~NkitAya namaH || 80 ||
OM khaDgacharmadharAya namaH |
OM kAryakartre namaH |
OM kaluShahArakAya namaH |
OM AtreyagotrajAya namaH |
OM atyantavinayAya namaH |
OM vishvapAvanAya namaH |
OM chAmpeyapuShpasa~NkAshAya namaH |
OM chAraNAya namaH |
OM chArubhUShaNAya namaH |
OM vItarAgAya namaH || 90 ||
OM vItabhayAya namaH |
OM vishuddhakanakaprabhAya namaH |
OM bandhupriyAya namaH |
OM bandhamuktAya namaH |
OM bANamaNDalasaMshritAya namaH |
OM arkeshAnapradeshasthAya namaH |
OM tarkashAstravishAradAya namaH |
OM prashAntAya namaH |
OM prItisaMyuktAya namaH |
OM priyakRRite namaH || 100 ||
OM priyabhAShaNAya namaH |
OM medhAvine namaH |
OM mAdhavasaktAya namaH |
OM mithunAdhipataye namaH |
OM sudhiye namaH |
OM kanyArAshipriyAya namaH |
OM kAmapradAya namaH |
OM ghanaphalAshrayAya namaH || 108 ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali is a Sanskrit namavali of 108 names dedicated to Budha, the deity associated with the planet Mercury in Vedic tradition. The text enumerates Budha's attributes as the significator of intellect, communication, logic, learning, and commerce, and belongs to the Navagraha devotional tradition within Hindu practice.
What are the benefits of chanting Budha Ashtottara Sata Namavali?
- Appeasement of Mercury's negative astrological influences in the birth chart
- Enhancement of intellect, communication skills, and analytical ability
- Mental clarity and improved concentration
- Success in academic and intellectual pursuits
When is the best time to recite this?
Wednesday (Budhavara) is the day of Budha and is the primary recommended day for recitation. The Mercury hora (the specific time period on any given day ruled by Mercury) is considered especially auspicious. The namavali may also be recited on any day for general intellectual benefit.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The tradition of compiling 108 names for Navagraha deities is well established in Hinduism and draws from Puranic epithets, Tantric texts, and devotional compilations developed over centuries. The specific author and date of composition for this namavali are not known. The number 108 holds numerological significance in Hindu tradition, representing completeness, and the practice of reciting names in sequence is a standard form of deity propitiation in both temple and domestic worship contexts.
Available scripts
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Related Texts
- Budha Kavacham — the protective hymn for Budha, used alongside this namavali in Mercury-related worship
- Navagraha Stotram — a comprehensive stotram addressing all nine planetary deities together